Stories

On New Year’s Eve, Tony from PRIME and Colt from WOOF meet.

A portion of this story was previously published as part of a chapter in Solcar.

There is a town in Sussex where they build fires. Big fires. If you build a big enough fire, stoke and burn it with enough reverence and passion, something might just come back out. Atoki's life is ruined, he would rather die than return home. but a demon comes out of the fire, a new demon; young, innocent, beautiful. It could be an interesting relationship.

When people come into the tattoo studio and don't really know what they want or why, there are generally only two outcomes, and Canaan is prepared for both of them. What he's not prepared for is the boy with the virgin skin and the big doe eyes...

Su Yin is eighteen, he is a foundling child, he is pretty, and he is a virgin. Unfortunately for him, this means he qualifies as his town's sacrifice, to protect them from the anger of the yaoguai who lives in the mountains. Su Yin is sent to his death in the high temple, but the demon he finds there has things other than death on his mind.

Rick walks into a guy on the street - quite literally - who he can't get out of his head, and cannot believe his luck when he discovers a day later that the other blue-eyed man can't stop thinking about him either. As their attachment grows ever stronger, Rick and Theo are brought closer and closer to a decision which will change both their lives forever.

Delbert Peterson was really excited to go to the 1936 Minnesota State Fair for the whole time, the first week without his parents. It would be his last time showing as a 4-H member staying in the dorms and this would give him a chance to explore. He was especially interested by the carnies who operated the rides. They intrigued him so.

Adam and Glenn are getting ready for their annual Valentine's party. However, some memories are making it a more poignant event than they had planned. Join them in remembering how special a childhood toy can be even after many years.

When Gerard is eight, he starts getting hurt without getting injured, and it doesn't take long for him to realise that he's experiencing someone else's pain. But when Gerard falls from his bike and ends up losing his foot, he dreams of flying through the countryside on a big red horse, and his whole life becomes about the desire to feel just as complete as he does when he's asleep.

Similar to Christmas caroling, residents go from store to store and are rewarded with treats. Traditional Julebukking involves a kind of masquerade, where carolers where costumes and masks and attempt to hide their identity from those they are singing to, while the recipients try to guess who's behind the mask.

A struggling boy wants his grandfather not to live with grief. The grandfather got his peaceful end through his grandson's forgiveness.